Monday, June 11, 2012

I cut the “16” four times - twice with a
rectangle welded to the bottom of it using Cricut CraftRoom and twice without
the rectangle. I was able to fold out
the rectangle to create a stand to hold up the number.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Several years ago, we took a family trip to Disney World. As part of the trip, we had booked our two daughters for a “princess” experience at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in preparation for a Pirate & Princess party that was taking place in the evening. My eldest had previously seen an Alice in Wonderland costume at Downtown Disney, but unfortunately the Boutique did not offer that costume as one of the "princess" choices, so she opted to get the “Crown Package” which included hairstyle, nails, make-up, but no dress, shoes or photo shoot.

After the makeover, we went on a hunt throughout Magic Kingdom for the Alice costume to no avail. My dear husband then took our eldest daughter on a roundabout trip back to Downtown Disney, so that she could buy the Alice dress, change and get back to Magic Kingdom in time for the Pirate & Princess party. Here she is in her costume.

Well, my eldest little princess is no longer so little, but she still has a fondness for Alice in Wonderland -- though she’s favours the Red Queen over Alice these days. So, I thought for her birthday it would be appropriate to give her a Red Queen card, but an Alice gift bag for while she is getting older, that little girl is still a part of her.

Here’s the card:

The card is 5.5” x 5.5” and the Red Queen is on a homemade wobble spring.

If anyone is curious about the reference to the un-birthday in the sentiment, an un-birthday is any day that is not a person’s birthday. In the Disney animated film Alice in Wonderland, Alice comes upon the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse having an un-birthday party. The Mad Hatter explains un-birthdays to Alice, she realizes it is her un-birthday as well and the Mad Hatter presents Alice with an un-birthday cake. The un-birthday reference seemed more appropriate sentiment for the card than the Queen’s typical “off with her head”, don’t you think?